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Market influence area $250,000 in 2014,and the introduction of extreme bull riding
<br />events.
<br />There are 17 county fairs operated in the State of Washington that
<br />are comparable and/or competitive with the Ellensburg County Fair.Fair and Rodeo attendance fluctuated over the years with a low
<br />Washington State Fair in Puyallup generates the largest attendance number of attendees in 2004 at 63,574 and a high in 2011 of
<br />with over 1,000,000 fair-goers in 2014 ranked the 14thin the US 73,544.Attendance in 2014 was an estimated 71,000 persons
<br />due to attendance volume and 10th in the US due to content.ranking the Event Center 12th in attendance statewide.
<br />Evergreen State Fair in Monroe is a close second in Washington with
<br />an attendance of 761,871 in 2014.Fair &Rodeo attendance
<br />Washington State Fair Attendance in 2014
<br />Fair Location Attendance t'*
<br />Washington State Fair Puyallup 1,000,000 '""I
<br />Evergreen State Fair Monroe 761,871
<br />Clark County Fair Ridgefield 269,269 ..,e
<br />Central WA State Fair Yakima 269,253
<br />NW Washington Fair Lynden 196,642
<br />Spokane County Fair Spokane 188,070
<br />Benton County Fair Kennewick 117,000 ,
<br />Spring Fair in Puyallup Puyallup 102,090
<br />SW WA Fair Chehalis 92,650
<br />Walla Walla Fair Walla Walla 80,000
<br />Kitsap County Fair Bremerton 78,000
<br />Kittitas County Fair Ellensburg 71,000
<br />Grant County Fair Moses Lake 68,289 .nis ano;ni,n 2,....,,,,7 s.,..,....
<br />Grays Harbor Fair Elma 65,641
<br />King County Fair Enumclaw 60,886 The Event Center's market influence area is defined by majorCowlitzCountyFairLongview56,474 transportation corridors including I-90,US-2,and US-12 to the west
<br />Source:IAFE Director 2014 and CarnivalWarehouse.com and east,and I-82,I-182,and US-97 to the north and south.I-90 is
<br />the most likely major market corridor since the Attendee Survey
<br />The Ellensburg Rodeo is in the Columbia River Circuit that includes indicated 27.1%at least came from western Washington and another
<br />31 rodeos located in Washington,Oregon,Idaho,and Montana.A 4.3%from eastern Washington.Central Washington'63.5%share ofnumberofrodeosareconductedconcurrentwithcountyfairsinattendees,by comparison,came from Yakima,Kittitas,and ChelanLynden,Moses Lake,Kennewick,Walla Walla,Puyallup,Spokane,Counties as well as an extended draw from Grant,Douglas,and
<br />and Yakima.Ellensburg and Kennewick conduct 5-day schedules Benton.
<br />while the other rodeos are conducted for 2-4-days each.
<br />The Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM)
<br />The Ellensburg Rodeo attracts national rodeo competitors as well as develops population projections by county based on birth,death,regional contestants due to the amount of prize money offered,and net migration rates.
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